Mycobacterium phage Grackle
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| Detailed Information for Phage Grackle | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Saida Land, Justin Pastrano, Kissaou Tchedre |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Austin, TX United States |
| Finding Institution | Austin Community College Eastview Campus |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 31°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.390154 N, 97.839619 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil for Grackle was sampled about 50 yards from a dog park. The ground was covered in mulch and was dug into about 6 inches until moist. Thought that because people had their dogs around the area, it would be rich with the bacteria carried by them. |
| Naming Notes | I had trouble coming up with a name that I thought fit my phage, and the process my classmates and I went through to get to this point. I chose the name Grackle because I truly couldn't think of another name, and Grackles are my favorite birds. When I mentioned this, I was reminded that Grackles are flock birds. Often they are found hanging with hundreds of family members just like my phage. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Plate is Non-Homogeneous. Looks like there are about 4 different plaque sizes. Each clearing appears circular with slight haze but well-defined margins. TEM photo shows a capsid vertical length of approximately 95nm. TEM photo shows a capsid width of approximately 80nm. TEM photo shows a tail length of approximately 85nm. |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |